The Great Zambini

The remains of an ancient circus can still be seen on the outskirts of a big city.

Igor Legarreta

Graduated in Audiovisual Communications from the University of the Basque Country. He has co directed most of his works with Emilio Pérez. Following their first video shorts, in 1999 they made their first film work, El trabajo, which won awards at the Locarno and Montpellier Festivals.

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Emilio Pérez

Graduated in Audiovisual Communications from the University of the Basque Country. He has co directed most of his works with Igor Legarreta. Following their first video shorts, in 1999 they made their first film work, El trabajo, which won awards at the Locarno and Montpellier Festivals. He has worked as an assistant director and screenwriter.

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Jury’s Special Mention – Certamen de Cine Corto «Nada sobre Nós sin Nós» (Spain)
Best Spanish Short Film – ZINEBI. Festival Internacional de Cine de Bilbao (Spain)
Best European Short Film – Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne (France)
Best Short Film – Festival Fant-Cortada (Spain)
Best Short Film – Cortomieres. Festival de Cortometrajes de Mieres (Spain)
Jury’s Special Mention – Festival de Curtmetratges de Celrà (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film – MFA International Film Festival Illes Balears (Spain)
Jury’s Special Mention – Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (France)
Best Short Film – TucsonFilm.com ShortFest (USA)
Second Prize – Festimatge’06. Festival de l’Imatge a Calella (Spain)
Best Actor – Festimatge’06. Festival de l’Imatge a Calella (Spain)
Audience Award – FilmFest Dresden (Germany)
Second Prize – Redondela en Curto (Spain)
Jury’s Special Mention – La Notte dei Corti Viventi. Campobasso (Italy)
Best Short Film – Arrivano i Corti. Festival del Cortometraggio di Montelanico (Italy)
Diario Información Award – Concurso Nacional de Vídeo de Sant Joan d’Alacant (Spain)
Kodak Prize for the Best Short Film in 35 mm – Festival Internacional de Cinema del Medi Ambient de Catalunya (Spain)
Best Actor – Corto Festival «Dunas» de Cine y Vídeo (Spain)
Second Prize – FESCIGU. Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara (Spain)
Festival’s Best Prize – Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain)
Best Screenplay – Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain)
Best Musical Score – Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain)
Best Short Film – Ciné Sans Filet. Alet-les-Bains (France)
Third Prize – Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Astorga (Spain)
Best Cinematography – Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Astorga (Spain)
Best Musical Score – Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Astorga (Spain)
Best Short Film – Escorto’06. Festival de Cortometrajes de El Escorial (Spain)
Best Director – Escorto’06. Festival de Cortometrajes de El Escorial (Spain)
Jury’s Special Mention – Certamen de Cortometrajes Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain)
Best Short Film – La Noche de los Cortos. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes (Peru)
Best Director – La Noche de los Cortos. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes (Peru)
Best Musical Score – La Noche de los Cortos. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes (Peru)
Best Short Film from Navarre – Festival de Cine de Pamplona (Spain)
Best Short Film – Premios «El Mundo» del Cine Vasco (Spain)
Best Director – Festival de Cine de Girona (Spain)
Best Short Film – Festival MadridImagen (Spain)
Best Short Film – Octubre Corto. Festival de Cine de Arnedo (Spain)
Second Prize – Premios Tiflos de Cine Corto Audesc (Spain)
Best Cinematography – Festival de Cine de Cartagena (Spain)
Best Short Film – Marató de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror de Sants (Spain)
Jury’s Special Prize – 4FF No Words International Short Film Festival (Italy)